कालस्य च गतिं रौद्रां विपर्यस्तर्तुधर्मिणः ।
पापीयसीं नृणां वार्तां क्रोधलोभानृतात्मनाम् ॥३॥

kÄlasya ca gatiá¹ raudrÄá¹
viparyastartu-dharmiṇaḥ
pÄpÄ«yasīṠnṛṇÄá¹ vÄrtÄá¹
krodha-lobhÄná¹›tÄtmanÄm


Text

He saw a fearful change of time, with seasons appearing in the wrong order. He saw sinful men engaged in maintaining themselves by occupations which were characterized by anger, greed and cheating.

Purport

Time passed with the sequence of seasons being reversed. Men’s livelihood (vartam) became most sinful.